South Wales Coalfield Collection

Dr Gwent Jones Collection

Research Papers, 1938-50.

Research Papers

Ref No. Description Dates
MNC/PP/15/1 Gwent Jones: draft report "A survey of Silicosis in Wales".
The document is a typed draft report with handwritten corrections and additions, prepared for Undeb Cymru Fydd (New Wales Union). It contains a brief historical survey, the direct problem of silicosis, the social problems it causes, engineering problems, methods of reducing the problem in other countries, and Dr Gwent Jones' own conclusions. There is also a glossary of terms used and a brief bibliography.
1943
MNC/PP/15/2 Gwent Jones: draft versions and notes for "A survey of Silicosis in Wales".
Includes handwritten copies of all sections of the report, with numerous changes and additions, and two notebooks containing handwritten draft versions of the report.
1942-1943
MNC/PP/15/3 Gwent Jones: correspondence from persons regarding "A survey of Silicosis in Wales".
Includes correspondence from Saunders Lewis, T I Ellis of Undeb Cymru Fydd (New Wales Union), David Rhys Grenfell, May Evans, T David Jones, and R W Williams of the North Wales Quarrymens Union, regarding the report "A survey of Silicosis in Wales".
18.4.1942-11.11.1944
MNC/PP/15/4 Gwent Jones: copy of minutes of a meeting at Ammanford, regarding dust in mines.
Contains the minutes of a meeting at Ammanford where P J Jenkins, His Majesty's Inspector of Mines, examined the question of silicosis and dust at collieries.
21.5.1942-15.12.1942
MNC/PP/15/5 Gwent Jones: copy of Mineworkers' Federation of Great Britain executive committee minutes.
7.1.1944
MNC/PP/15/6 Gwent Jones: copy of South Wales Miners' Federation executive council meeting minutes.
30.11.1943
MNC/PP/15/7 Gwent Jones: copies of South Wales Miners' Federation compensation department papers.
Contains explanations of the following Parliamentary Acts and examples of their financial impact: The Workmen's Compensation (Supplementary Allowances) Act 1940 and The Workmen's Compensation (Temporary Increases) Act 1943.
1940-1943
MNC/PP/15/8 Gwent Jones: copies of Industrial Injury Insurance Scheme proposals and copies of statutory rules and orders.
Contains a proposal for an Industrial Injury Insurance Scheme; a copy of the Workmen's Compensation (Supplementary Allowances) Bill 1940, and copies of the following statutory rules and orders : Workmens Compensation no 885 1943. Workmens Compensation, Pneumoconiosis, no 886 1943; Emergency Powers (Defence) Coal Mines (South Wales) no 1696 1943; Workmen's Compensation (Temporary Increases) Act 1943.
1940-1944
MNC/PP/15/9 Gwent Jones: copies of articles concerning dust, silicosis and pneumoconiosis.
Contains : a South Wales Miners' Federation article on pneumoconiosis; an article from "Public Health" journal entitled 'Industrial Pulmonary Fibrosis with special reference to Silicosis in Wales' by T W Davies; an article from "The Colliery Guardian" entitled 'The reduction of dust at the coal face' by Dan Jones; an article from "The Welsh Nationalist" entitled 'Silicosis, Terror disease of the Welsh Miners' by Dr D J Davies. There is also a copy of "Medical notes on pneumoconiosis" published by the Ministry of National Insurance.
1942-1950
MNC/PP/15/10 Gwent Jones: newspaper cuttings on silicosis related articles.
Contains miscellaneous articles on pneumoconiosis and silicosis, and a copy of "Welsh Cutter" (5.8.1946).
1938-1948 (c)

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